Katie Taylor takes RTÉ sportsperson award, Vera Pauw wins manager of the year

Rowers Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy were awarded the team prize while Jimmy Barry Murphy was inducted into the hall of fame. 

The awards were announced at the Montrose ceremony on Saturday night. Picture: INPHO/Nick Elliott

Katie Taylor was crowned RTÉ Sport Sportsperson of the Year for a third time on Saturday night. 

The Bray boxer remained unbeaten in all 22 professional fights to retain her IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO world lightweight titles, first in the iconic Madison Square Garden with a career defining victory over great rival Amanda Serrano, and then over Argentinian Karen Elizabeth Carabajal in London.